Question

Use the figure below to answer the question that follows:

What must be given to prove that ΔBDF ~ ΔCAE?

∠ GBH ≅ ∠ ICH and ∠ BFD ≅ ∠ CEA

segment BH is congruent to segment CH and segment BG is congruent to segment CI

∠ GBH ≅ ∠ ICH and ∠ BIG ≅ ∠ CGJ

segment BH is congruent to segment CH and segment HG is congruent to segment HI

Answer 1

Its easier for "helper's" if you draw out a diagram :)

Answer 2

i have a picture

Answer 3

So in order to prove similarity between triangles you need to use AA~, SAS~, or SSS~ which one of those can you use to achieve one of the similarities?

Answer 4

AA?

Answer 5

Yes :)

Answer 6

yes that would prove similarity

Answer 7

So the answer has to do with angles?

Answer 8

Yes and which one of those gives you two sets of congruent angles for those triangles?

Answer 9

The third one?

Answer 10

So how did you get to that answer?

Answer 11

i just looked at the angles that are corresponding

Answer 12

like angle b goes with angle c and angle a goes with angle d

Answer 13

wait its the first one

Answer 14

Yes it is the first one

Answer 15

oh yeah

Answer 16

that was my first choice but then i didn't look at it right

Answer 17

Both of them have the same beginning, but the second angle pair is different

Answer 18

The picture I showed shows the first ones second angle pair

Answer 19

can you help me with another question

Answer 20

The second would be something like this